Hu Yu had a look of surprise on his face and asked hurriedly: "My lord, what do you mean..."
"That's right, you will be appointed as the prefect of Lelang, and you will have full authority to handle the affairs of Lelang County on my behalf. The southeast of Lelang County is the land of the Three Koreas, and the north is Goguryeo. In this situation, you, who is familiar with the local customs, will
It's the best thing to have people guarding you." Gao Fei said with a smile.
Hu Yu said in surprise: "Thank you for your kindness, my lord. My subordinates will do their best to handle the affairs of Lelang County on my lord's behalf."
"Well, I believe you. I have written a series of government affairs handling strategies. As long as Lelang County is completely stabilized within half a year, you will have done a great job. After I return to Liaodong, I will send you some scribes
As a subordinate, I will help you handle daily government affairs. However, you must also handle the armament well. Sandwiched between Samhan and Goguryeo, you must not take it lightly. In order not to arouse the resentment of the locals, I can only put the four
All the thousand cavalrymen have been brought back, and the only two thousand local troops left for you are the two thousand surrendered troops. I hope you can manage Lelang County well. Only when your place is settled can Liaodong be settled."
"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations."
Gao Fei laughed and said: "Very good, I have made preparations for Hua Xiong, Pang De, Zhou Cang, Bian Xi and others to return to Liaodong today. This is the letter of appointment and the seal and ribbon of Governor Lelang. I will hand it over in person now."
Here it is, I hope you can govern Lelang County well."
"promise!"
Then Gao Fei arranged some things for Hu Yu, most of which were to implement some loose policies in handling civil affairs and to be friendly to the people. After completing the instructions, Gao Fei took Hua Xiong, Pang De, and Zhou Cang
, Bian Xi and four thousand Feiyu troops braved the wind and snow and began to return to Liaodong.
On the way back to Liaodong, the wind and snow undoubtedly became the biggest obstacle. Once the cold season arrived on the earth, everything changed. The sky was gray, as if after a strong wind, there was a chaotic atmosphere, and
The snow was flying all day long. Although the soldiers were riding on horseback, the breath in their mouths seemed to be smoking when exposed to the severe cold.
Bian Xi led his men to clear the way in front, Zhou Cang followed with two hundred cavalry, Gao Fei walked in the middle, Hua Xiong and Pang De followed behind, four thousand horses stepped on the snow, mixing the snow and soil into mud, and the horseshoes
It was sliding around in the mud and was very unstable when walking.
Gao Fei was wearing a wolfskin cloak that he found from the Lelang Mansion's treasury. The wide collar of the wolfskin cloak squeezed his body into the cloak. Even so, he could still feel the cold weather. Others also did some
To get ready, everyone put on cotton-padded clothes from Lelang's treasury, which could at least withstand the severe cold.
A crow landed on a lonely tree by the road, spread its wings, swayed on the dead branches, and called twice sadly, a sad winter scene.
Groups of gloomy winter clouds moved slowly and heavily in the sky, and small pieces of cold clear sky seemed to be meditating, peeking down from time to time through the gaps in the dark clouds. The earth sank in
In the muddy and humid air, the villages, river valleys, distant forests and mountains scattered everywhere looked as pale as the dead and looked very miserable. Some large black pools, as smooth as the mirror of the dead, were in the fields.
sparkling with light.
This is the weather in November, cold and lonely. Except for the four thousand cavalrymen of Gao Fei and others, there is no one else walking on the road at this time.
Days like this lasted for more than ten days. When Gao Fei and his troops arrived in Liaodong City, everyone's face was livid.
At the south gate of Liaodong City, Jia Xu and Tian Feng led all the officials to wait there. Seeing the troops slowly coming from the official road, everyone finally felt a little more at peace.
Gao Fei was riding the black pony at the front. When he saw the two people at the front of the queue standing on the snow, he vaguely saw Jia Xu's face, a hint of joy suddenly rose in his heart and he shouted loudly.
The horse comes out.
Turning over and dismounting, Gao Fei didn't wait for Jia Xu and others to come to pay homage, so he held Jia Xu's hand and said with joy on his face: "Mr. Jia, you are finally back!"
Jia Xu smiled and said: "My lord, don't worry. Before I left, I said that I would definitely come back from the Central Plains in as little as half a year and as long as a year. I came back half a month ago.
I heard that my lord went to Lelang County, so I went to Liaodong with the landowner to handle government affairs. I didn't inform my lord in time, so I ask your forgiveness."
Gao Fei said happily: "It doesn't matter, just come back, just come back. It just so happens that I am also short of manpower. Sir is back. We can have a discussion sooner or later. By the way, sir, did you pick up Mr. Xun's family when he went there?"
Return?"
"Well, Mr. Xun's family members have all been brought back, but... my subordinates failed to bring back the Yingchuan nobles because of my lord's high expectations. Please punish me." Jia Xu hesitated for a moment and said softly.
Gao Fei didn't care about this. There were only a few famous Yingchuan nobles, and they had probably been hired by others. As long as Jia Xu returned, he would be satisfied. He laughed loudly and said: "It doesn't matter, as long as Mr. Jia returns safely."
, is the biggest thing.”
Then Tian Feng and others exchanged greetings with Gao Fei, and then they all entered the city together.
At this time, the expansion of Liaodong City has been completed. Except for the construction of the city wall, which is only half completed, all the other facilities are in place. There is a full thirteen miles from the south gate of the city to the Prefect's Mansion, and a main road runs through Liaodong.
The north and south gates of the city intersect with the east-west main roads in front of the prefect's mansion, forming a cross-shaped square city, and the rest of the streets and alleys also run through it.
Houses have been built on both sides of the main road, mostly for the common people to live in. Except for the two miles when entering the city gate, which are the soldiers' barracks responsible for garrisoning the city, the rest are private houses, and they are all full of people. The entire city has a radius of
Thirteen miles, a square area, all the people within thirteen miles live here, making Liaodong City the largest city in the entire Northeast and even the entire Youzhou.
After returning to the prefect's mansion, Gao Fei had no time to rest, so he hurriedly summoned Jia Xu and had a long talk with him.
"My lord, this trip to the Central Plains has been a great harvest. Since General He Jin took power, he has carried out three campaigns to eliminate dissidents in the capital, and appointed cronies to important positions. Among them, the Yuan family is the largest
Benefiting from this, Yuan Shao became a Taiwei and Yuan Shu became a Cavalry General. Moreover, among the large number of officials appointed by He Jin, more than half were former disciples of the Yuan family. In the current court, the Yuan family is still in the limelight.
After passing He Jin. However, He Jin was blinded by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's rhetoric and did not notice anything unusual. Judging from his subordinates, within a year, General He Jin will be replaced by Yuan, and by then the capital will also
There will be another bloody storm, and the world will be in chaos sooner or later." As soon as Jia Xu sat down, he told the information he had learned in the Central Plains.
Gao Fei frowned after hearing this. He never expected that Yuan Shao would be so powerful and actually control He Jin firmly in his hands. On the surface, He Jin was working, but in fact, he was secretly seeking personal gain. He said slowly and authentically
: "Yuan Shao? This guy looks very kind on the surface, but in fact he is quite narrow-minded. He is actually able to achieve such an achievement. It seems that I underestimated him."
Jia Xu chuckled and said: "My lord, Yuan Shao has nothing to worry about. Even if he steals the power of the Han Dynasty, he will eventually be forced to leave the capital. Although Yuan Shao has many advisers under his command, with Yuan Shao's character
, it won’t make much difference. There are only two people that my lord should worry about, one is Cao Cao and the other is Dong Zhuo.”
"Well, Dong Zhuo, the northwest wolf, does need to be careful, but he is in the northwest and I am in the northeast. They are irrelevant, so we can leave it alone for the time being. As for Cao Cao, this person does need to be careful, but he is not resigning now.
Have you gone home? It seems that he won’t make any achievements for a while. When I occupy the entire north, maybe he will still be a small prefect, hahaha!"
Jia Xu immediately frowned and said coldly: "I'm afraid my lord doesn't know Cao Cao's current situation, right? No wonder my lord would say such words..."
Gao Fei's face darkened and he asked hurriedly: "Sir, do you know about Cao Cao's current situation?"
Jia Xu nodded and said: "When my subordinates arrived in Yanzhou under the escort of Lu Heng and others, they suddenly encountered a rebellion by the Yellow Turban Remaining Party. The rebellion of the Yellow Turban Remaining Party spread to the entire Yuzhou and Qingzhou, becoming the successor to Liangzhou.
The biggest rebellion after the Yanzhou Rebellion. In order to quell the rebellion, the imperial court re-activated Cao Cao and asked Cao Cao to recruit troops in the countryside as a rebel general to cooperate with Yanzhou officers and soldiers in combat. Cao Cao obtained the support of the local wealthy gentry Wei Zi.
With funding, he openly recruited troops in Qiao County, recruited many counselors and generals, and with the five thousand elite soldiers he obtained, he first defeated the Yellow Turban bandits in Yuzhou, then rushed into Yanzhou, and forced the Yellow Turban bandits in Yanzhou to flow into Qingzhou. Cao Cao is now
With his fame rising, he continued to recruit many soldiers and generals, and then marched into Jinan, Jibei, Beihai and other places, and successively defeated the Yellow Turban bandits in a large number of counties south of Qingzhou, and integrated the Yellow Turban bandits into three groups.
Wan Jingrui was incorporated into the army, known as the Qingzhou Army, and became the mainstay of his army."
"How could this guy Cao Mengde develop so quickly? Where is he now?" Gao Fei's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. He never expected that he would rise rapidly in the Central Plains after only one year's separation from Cao Cao.
"Cao Cao quelled the Yellow Turban bandits in southern Qingzhou, and after a series of battles, he became famous in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Qingzhou. Yuan Shao in the court tried his best to win over him, and appointed him as General Zhendong and governor of Yanzhou.
He led his troops to station in Yanzhou."
"Damn it! Why is Cao Cao's luck so good? I have just captured Lelang County, and he has become the governor of Yanzhou. If he goes one step further, he may become the herdsman of Yanzhou. Once he becomes the herdsman of Yanzhou, the entire Yanzhou will be under his control.
It's under control. Damn it! If I had known that he was developing so powerfully, I should have killed him when he was in Luoyang!"
"My lord, there is no need to be angry. Although Cao Cao is the governor of Yanzhou, the Central Plains area has just experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, with a massive loss of population and desolate land. I am afraid it will not be able to recover quickly in less than three to five years. Although we are now in this remote area of Liaodong
This place is a pure land. As long as we stabilize the surrounding areas, collect money and food, and recruit troops, we will definitely become a strong capital for the world hegemony."
After listening to Jia Xu's comforting words, Gao Fei smiled and said: "Sir, you are right. Although Cao Cao has risen rapidly, if he does not have money and food, he will be very weak in terms of strength. Nowadays, Liaodong is becoming increasingly stable.
The people live and work in peace and contentment, and as long as I work step by step and fight steadily, I will definitely be able to surpass Cao Cao in strength."
Jia Xu chuckled and said: "My lord is right. However, my trip to Yingchuan was indeed in vain, because before I got there, I encountered a rebellion by the Yellow Turban remnants. Cao Cao raised an army and first recruited counselors in the Yingchuan area.
, most of those nobles were snared by Cao Cao. The most gratifying thing is that my subordinates took back Xun You's family, so that Xun You can safely assist the lord in Liaodong."
"Sir, this time is not a failure. There is no news in Liaodong. You have brought key news from the Central Plains. This is the biggest gain."
"Thank you for your compliments, my lord, but it is indeed a great pity that I failed to receive the Yingchuan nobles. My lord, if you want to seize the world, you must first occupy the entire Youzhou, and then to occupy the entire Youzhou, your lord must be wary of one person. This person will
It will be the lord’s biggest obstacle.”
"Are you talking about...Gongsun Zan?" Gao Fei thought for a while and said slowly.
Jia Xu said: "Yes, Gongsun Zan is very brave. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Qingzhou, it was he who led his three thousand cavalry to put down the rebellion in northern Qingzhou and surrendered a large number of people. He was appointed by the imperial court as the governor of Youbeiping.
In addition, the Wuhuan people have a great fear of him. If this person is not removed as soon as possible, Youzhou will not be able to completely fall into the hands of the lord."
Gao Fei nodded and said: "I must get rid of Gongsun Zan. Not only him, but also his subordinate Liu Bei. This big-eared thief is also a scourge. I have tried to recruit him again and again, and he
But he doesn't appreciate it, so I can only get rid of him altogether, so as to save him from becoming a trouble for me in the future."
Jia Xu had never met Liu Bei, but when he heard that Gao Fei was very afraid of this man, he was sure that he was not an ordinary person. He admired Gao Fei's ambition very much and immediately said with a smile: "My lord has occupied Lelang."
County, the next step should be to capture Xuanzang County. There are still 10,000 soldiers in Xuanzang County. How can we allow others to sleep beside the couch? Xuanzang County must be captured. Only in this way can we defend Xianbei in the north and Goguryeo in the east.
"
"Well, I think so too, but it's winter now and it's inconvenient to send troops. I want to wait until spring next year before attacking Xuanzang County. Sir, what do you think of this?"
Jia Xu smiled and nodded, saying: "My lord is wise."